Football Transfer News : City captain set to sign for Barcelona, Newcastle close to agreeing terms with AC Milan midfielder

In Football Transfer News we take a look at City Captain, Ilkay Gundogan, who's now set to sign a new contract with Barcelona and AC Milan midfielder, Sandro Tonali, who's close to agreeing terms with Newcastle United over a potential move to the Premier League.

Gundogan To Barcelona

The Manchester City captain is set to sign a new 1 year contract with an option of a further 12 months with Barcelona as per reports by Fabrizio Romano. He was in talks with City over a new deal as his contract was set to expire at the end of June but it didn't happen.

The 32-year-old has been instrumental in City's historic treble win. He scored some really important goals for City over the years making him one of the most clutch players in the Premier League history.

In football transfer news, Barcelona has been interested in the German international for quite some time now but because of La Liga's FFP rules Barcelona haven't been able to sign the player but according to multiple reports it's not gonna be a problem now.

Gundogan has spent seven years at City and in his time there he has won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League cups and a Champions League making him a Manchester City legend.

Tonali to Newcastle United

Newcastle are pushing hard for the signing of Sandro Tonali, as the PL club is set to pay €70m plus add-ons for the AC Milan midfielder. They are said to be in pole position to sign the midfielder.

Officials from Newcastle United were in talks on Wednesday and the members involved in the deal are confident that the deal is gonna be successful. Chelsea is expected to make a late move but at this stage it seems like the player is going to Newcastle United.

Tonali is regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Italy. He has been a revelation for Milan since joining on a season long loan from Brescia in 2020. The Rossoneri signed Tonali permanently for €15m plus add-ons the following summer and a year later he helped them to lift the Serie A title. He has played 14 games for his country, Italy.

Newcastle is set to make him a record signing with offering to pay AC Milan €70m upfront plus-add ons. The last record signing for Newcastle was Alexander Isak, who cost the magpies £59m in transfer fees.

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